 He was Bury's leading scorer in the 2001–02 season with eight goals but made just a handful of appearances in the next season, and joined Northwich Victoria on loan in January 2003.After three seasons at Bury, in the last of which he again finished as leading scorer, he rejected a new deal and instead joined Rushden & Diamonds on a Bosman free transfer in 2004.However Seddon was plagued by the onset of reactive arthritis, a condition brought on by the rigours of full-time training.